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TI-2023-26539 Aliases CVE-2023-48700GHSA-qf3c-rw9f-jh7v

Clear Text Credentials Exposed via Onboarding Task

Priority LOW 29CWE-256Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

The Nautobot Device Onboarding plugin uses the netmiko and NAPALM libraries to simplify the onboarding process of a new device into Nautobot down to, in many cases, an IP Address and a Location. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to version 3.0.0, credentials provided to onboarding task are visible via Job Results from an execution of an Onboarding Task. Version 3.0.0 fixes this issue; no known workarounds are available. Mitigation recommendations include deleting all Job Results for any onboarding task to remove clear text credentials from database entries that were run while on v2.0.X, upgrading to v3.0.0, and rotating any exposed credentials.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00414 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nautobot-plugin-device-onboarding (nautobot): 3.0.0nautobot-device-onboarding (PyPI): 3.0.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nautobotnautobot-plugin-device-onboarding2.0.0 to before 3.0.03.0.0Patch availableCNA
—nautobot-device-onboarding (PyPI)2.0.0 to before 3.0.03.0.0Patch availableGHSA-qf3c-rw9f-jh7v
  • nautobot-plugin-device-onboarding Vendornautobot Affected 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available CNA
  • nautobot-device-onboarding (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available GHSA-qf3c-rw9f-jh7v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nautobot:nautobot-plugin-device-onboarding:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 3.0.0Vulnerablenautobot
  • cpe:2.3:a:nautobot:nautobot-plugin-device-onboarding:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·nautobot

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA nautobot-plugin-device-onboarding (nautobot) Fixed in 3.0.0
  • Fix · GHSA-qf3c-rw9f-jh7v nautobot-device-onboarding (PyPI) Fixed in 3.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48700
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf3c-rw9f-jh7v

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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